\u201cThese people collectively bring expertise in education, business, healthcare, community services, marketing, sports, governance, law, environmental protection, grant allocation and community development to the trusts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawyer Phillip Crump has been appointed to Foundation North Trust.<\/p>\n
Crump, a member of the Waitangi Tribunal, NZ On Air Board and NZME\u2019s Editorial Advisory Board, said he was honoured to be appointed to the Foundation North Community Trust.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Foundation North Community Trust plays an essential role in supporting communities across T\u0101maki Makaurau and Te Tai Tokerau and I\u2019m looking forward to contributing to that work with a strong focus on good governance and long-term stewardship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Foundation North, formerly Auckland Community Foundation, provides grants \u2013 collectively in the millions \u2013 throughout Auckland and Northland, focusing on community wellbeing.<\/p>\n
In the 2025-26 Q2, the Far North has been approved $4,122,502, North Shore $254,291, Waitakere $454,550, Auckland $5,895,555, Manukau $1,584,384, and Papakura $920,622 \u2013 in grants covering a range of community and sporting organisations.<\/p>\n
M\u0101ori filmmaker Cleave joins Crump, Bridges, Aryana Nafissi and Tevita Funaki on the Foundation North board.<\/p>\n
M\u0101ori filmmaker Martin Cleave (pictured with wife Michelle) has been appointed to the Foundation North Community Trust Board. <\/p>\n
\u201cI am honoured to be appointed as a trustee of Foundation North. As someone with whakapapa to Ng\u0101tiwai, Te Rarawa and Tainui, it is a privilege to serve an organisation that plays such an important role in uplifting communities across T\u0101maki Makaurau and Te Tai Tokerau,\u201d Cleave said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFoundation North\u2019s commitment to equity, innovation and strengthening wh\u0101nau wellbeing aligns deeply with my own values. I\u2019m excited to bring that perspective to the trust and to work with fellow trustees who are passionate about strengthening opportunities for all communities across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bridges said it was a privilege to become a trustee.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be a privilege to serve as a trustee on this important body,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am keen to see the funding continue to a wide variety of projects that reflect the community we live in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Foundation North: Tevita Funaki, Philip Crump, Aryana Nafissi, Martin Cleave, Natalie Bridges<\/p>\n
Waikato Community Trust: Robert Dol, Stu Husband, Deserae Frisk, Rangimahora Reddy<\/p>\n
Eastern and Central Community Trust: Josephine Willis, John O\u2019Connell<\/p>\n
Bay of Plenty Community Trust: Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell, Paul Sands<\/p>\n
Toi Foundation: Emma Gardiner<\/p>\n
Whanganui Community Fund: Rachel Hoskin, Sally Ross, Judy Kumeroa, Te Ahu Teki<\/p>\n
Wellington Community Fund: Ming-Chun Wu, Allan Frost, Maia Te Hira<\/p>\n
West Coast Community Trust: Jason Blair, Kirsten Sandri, Hamiria Ngaamo<\/p>\n
R\u0101t\u0101 Foundation: Alex Margaritis, Katie Foote, Peter Weir<\/p>\n
Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury: Leandra Fitzgibbon, Grant Paterson, Charlotte Sherratt, Andy Grant, Andrew Hurst, Ryan Brosnahan<\/p>\n
Otago Community Trust: Andrew Kilsby, Toni Talijancich<\/p>\n
Community Trust South: Melanie Montgomery, Garry Hopcroft, Megan Templeton.<\/p>\n
Joseph Los\u2019e joined NZME in 2022 as the kaupapa M\u0101ori editor. Los\u2019e was chief reporter, news director at the Sunday News covering crime, justice and sport. He was also editor of the NZ Truth and before NZME, worked for urban M\u0101ori organisation Wh\u0101nau Waipareira<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThese people collectively bring expertise in education, business, healthcare, community services, marketing, sports, governance, law, environmental protection, grant…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201861,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3471,95,123762,6877,60504,34702,21356,6255,25815,1259,1656,123761,3936,246,2740,42,2176,20053,13489,1362,5133,6722,2720,45330,3556,117,43,4762,123760,7228,6037,40,38,41,39,9438,17313,1842],"class_list":["post-201860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-among","tag-and","tag-appointees","tag-appointments","tag-associate","tag-boards","tag-bridges","tag-businessman","tag-cleave","tag-community","tag-company","tag-crump","tag-director","tag-finance","tag-former","tag-headlines","tag-jones","tag-lawyer","tag-leader","tag-made","tag-martin","tag-minister","tag-mori","tag-natalie","tag-national","tag-new","tag-news","tag-party","tag-philip","tag-shane","tag-simon","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-trust","tag-trusts","tag-wife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}